Putin Says Wagner Group Does Not Exist
Russian law does not recognize the existence of private military companies, including the Wagner Group, President Vladimir Putin told the newspaper Kommersant on July 13.
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Russian law does not recognize the existence of private military companies, including the Wagner Group, President Vladimir Putin told the newspaper Kommersant on July 13.
The United States has claimed that Russian fighter jets harassed its drones over Syria, while Russia said that the drones were flying in an area where joint drills with the Syrian military are taking place.
During the last three days, Ukrainian forces made significant advances west of the town of Klishchiivka and took control of several hills and farmlands in the area, forcing the Russian army to retreat to Klishchiivka.
During the Ukrainian army’s attack on Berdyansk airport on June 30, a Storm Shadow cruise missile was shot down by Russian air defense systems.
A US media outlet has claimed that Russian officials told senior Syrian commanders the forces of the Wagner Group (a Russian state-funded paramilitary organization) would no longer operate independently in Syria.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, commander of PMC Wagner announced the acceptance of the peace offer of the President of Belarus. Also, Wagner forces have stopped moving towards Moscow by Prigozhin’s order and are returning to their field camps.
The Russian private military company, which is known as Wagner Group is a paramilitary organization that is directly affiliated with the Russian Armed Forces. The Wanger mercenaries have taken part in various conflicts, including the clashes in the Crimea and eastern Ukraine in 2014, the Syrian war, the Libyan civil war, Mali, Sudan and so […]
– Governor of Voronezh province Alexander Gusev announced the closure of more than 300 kilometers of the M-4 Don highway (the road connecting to Moscow) in the province. He also asked the citizens of the region to refrain from traveling on the regional and local roads. Taking into account the latest circumstances of the Wagner […]
The Russian Ministry of Defense in a message addressed the Wagner mercenaries, demanding their return to the Ukrainian fronts.
Russia’s President, in response to recent developments in his country, called for the resolution of differences between the armed forces of the state and the Wagner mercenaries, as well as the fight against insurgents and traitors to the Russian people.
The Wagner Group withdrew from their positions in Ukraine by the order of Yevgeny Prigozhin and entered the cities of Rostov-on-Don and Pavlovsk in Russia, taking control of the cities.
In a video released from the front line of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed that they destroyed two Russian Shahed-136 suicide (kamikaze) drones.